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New BMW Ties Radio to Engine
Here’s the latest form of tying the radio to car functions. The 2012 BMW M5 car radio mimics...
JVC Mobile Launches 84 Facebook Pages
JVC Mobile Entertainment announced the launch of a network of 84 Facebook pages designed to lure the 16...
Audiovox to Offer Mobile DTV with Info Channel
Audiovox said it will deliver a new Mobile DTV add-on tuner for the car that will include a...
New Rules for Mobile DTV
New rules have been spelled out for mobile digital TV products that now call for an Internet “back...
iPhone 5 to be Announced Oct 4: AllThingsD
A blog that is part of the Wall Street Journal network reported that Apple will introduce the next...
OnStar FMV Gets $100 Instant Rebate
OnStar’s new retail mirror, the FMV, is now $100 cheaper through an instant rebate that brings the price...
Rear Seat Video Holographic Display Gets Demo
The future of back seat video may go well beyond tablets and eventually use holograms instead. A holographic...
A Quarter Use iPod/MP3 Player in Car
A new study provides a sweeping look at gadget use in the car. Conducted in July, it found...
Remote-Park Car with an iPhone
First parking assist wowed us and now parking your car from your iPhone tops that. Yup. You exit...
SiriusXM to Raise Fee to $14.49/month
Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin announced the satellite radio service will increase prices on January 1, which will...
Ford Future: Hardware Modules for the Dash
At Techcrunch Disrupt this week Ford showed aftermarket hardware modules for the dash that car stereo shops and...
Al & Ed’s Raises Labor Fees to $125/hour
18-store chain Al & Ed’s Autosound --the Southern California retailer that pioneered the “free install,“ it claims--now charges...
NPD Update on Car Audio
New car audio/video/navigation results from the NPD Group, show again that the industry’s losses have plateaued, and that...
Pioneer Launches YouTube Campaign for Car Audio
Pioneer Electronics has launched a YouTube campaign to teach people about the advantages of aftermarket car audio. The...
Aha Radio Adds Slacker to Car Radio
Aha Radio, a free service in two Pioneer radios, has teamed up with Slacker Radio to offer Internet...
Best Buy Expands Online Assortment by 1/3rd
Best Buy announced it has created a new online Marketplace where it has partnered with other sellers to...
Top 10 Takeaways from KnowledgeFest
The KnowledgeFest show in Dallas last week generated plenty of marketing and sales advice for retailers. Here are...
Car Toys to Help Best Buy Reinvent Car AV
Best Buy is partnering with 49-store chain Car Toys, based in Seattle to “reinvent our service model from...
JBL’s “Got Milk Style” Ads Include 12V
Audio, including car audio, is finally getting a mega TV, radio, print and online campaign. JBL is launching...
Shopping for Car Electronics More Popular Online than at Car Stereo Shops
Knowledge is power, so we’re giving it to you straight. A presentation at KnowledgeFest on Tuesday by the...